威武
wēi wǔ
Pinyin

Definition

威武
 - 
wēi wǔ
  1. might
  2. formidable

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

助威
zhù wēi
  1. 1 to cheer for
  2. 2 to encourage
  3. 3 to boost the morale of
威尼斯
Wēi ní sī
  1. 1 Venice
  2. 2 Venezia
威武
wēi wǔ
  1. 1 might
  2. 2 formidable
威胁
wēi xié
  1. 1 to threaten
  2. 2 to menace
武侠
wǔ xiá
  1. 1 martial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre)
  2. 2 knight-errant
武器
wǔ qì
  1. 1 weapon
  2. 2 arms
  3. 3 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
武将
wǔ jiàng
  1. 1 general
  2. 2 military leader
  3. 3 fierce man
武林
wǔ lín
  1. 1 martial arts (social) circles
武汉
Wǔ hàn
  1. 1 Wuhan city on Changjiang, subprovincial city and capital of Hubei province
武艺
wǔ yì
  1. 1 martial art
  2. 2 military skill
武术
wǔ shù
  1. 1 military skill or technique (in former times)
  2. 2 all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development)
  3. 3 self-defense
  4. 4 tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage)
  5. 5 also called kungfu 功夫
  6. 6 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
武装
wǔ zhuāng
  1. 1 arms
  2. 2 equipment
  3. 3 to arm
  4. 4 military
  5. 5 armed (forces)
动武
dòng wǔ
  1. 1 to use force
  2. 2 to come to blows
夏威夷
Xià wēi yí
  1. 1 Hawaii, US state
威
wēi
  1. 1 power
  2. 2 might
  3. 3 prestige
威信
Wēi xìn
  1. 1 Weixin county in Zhaotong 昭通[Zhāo tōng], Yunnan
威力
wēi lì
  1. 1 might
  2. 2 formidable power
威化
wēi huà
  1. 1 wafer (biscuit) (loanword)
威严
wēi yán
  1. 1 dignified
  2. 2 imposing
  3. 3 august
  4. 4 awe-inspiring
  5. 5 awe
  6. 6 prestige
  7. 7 dignity
威士忌
wēi shì jì
  1. 1 whiskey (loanword)

Idioms (16)

作威作福
zuò wēi zuò fú
  1. 1 tyrannical abuse (idiom); riding roughshod over people
威福自己
wēi fú zì jǐ
  1. 1 to exercise power arbitrarily (idiom)
威震天下
wēi zhèn tiān xià
  1. 1 to inspire awe throughout the empire (idiom)
孔武有力
kǒng wǔ yǒu lì
  1. 1 courageous and strong (idiom)
  2. 2 Herculean (physique etc)
恩威兼施
ēn wēi jiān shī
  1. 1 to employ both kindness and severity (idiom)
才兼文武
cái jiān wén wǔ
  1. 1 talent in both military and civil field (idiom)
文武合一
wén wǔ hé yī
  1. 1 civilians and the military (working) hand in hand (idiom)
文武双全
wén wǔ shuāng quán
  1. 1 well versed in letters and military technology (idiom); fine scholar and soldier
  2. 2 master of pen and sword
文治武功
wén zhì wǔ gōng
  1. 1 political and military achievements (idiom)
狐假虎威
hú jiǎ hǔ wēi
  1. 1 lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people
用武之地
yòng wǔ zhī dì
  1. 1 ample scope for abilities
  2. 2 favorable position for the use of one's skills (idiom)
穷兵黩武
qióng bīng dú wǔ
  1. 1 to engage in wars of aggression at will (idiom)
  2. 2 militaristic
  3. 3 bellicose
笔胜于刀文比武强
bǐ shèng yú dāo wén bǐ wǔ qiáng
  1. 1 the pen is mightier than the sword (idiom)
耀武扬威
yào wǔ yáng wēi
  1. 1 to show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around
  2. 2 to bluff
  3. 3 to bluster
谋臣武将
móu chén wǔ jiàng
  1. 1 strategic experts and powerful generals (idiom)
重文轻武
zhòng wén qīng wǔ
  1. 1 to value letters and belittle arms (idiom); to stress civil matters and neglect the military
  2. 2 to prefer the pen to the sword

Sample Sentences

那就请红脸关二爷吧，生意肯定红火。你看这尊，多威武啊！
nā jiù qǐng hóngliǎn Guānèryé ba ，shēngyi kěndìng hónghuo 。nǐ kàn zhè zūn ，duō wēiwǔ a ！
Then you should 'invite' the red-faced Guan Erye. Your business will definitely be prosperous. Look at this one. It's really powerful!
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